Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births) over time (1960–2024)

Follow under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births) for the world’s countries, year by year, from 1960 to 2024.

• The country ranked first was Yemen (434.4 per 1,000 births) in 1960 and is Nigeria (115.6 per 1,000 births) in 2024. In between, the country ranked first changed 23 times.
• Japan’s under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births) went from 39.8 per 1,000 births in 1960 to 2.4 per 1,000 births in 2024 (down about 94%).
• Japan ranked #109 of 129 countries in 1960 and #184 of 192 in 2024. The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable. Countries with the same value share the same rank.

Japan and the leading countries

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024

Country	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
Nigeria	–	387.4 per 1,000 births	212.9 per 1,000 births	207.6 per 1,000 births	177.3 per 1,000 births	126.3 per 1,000 births	117.4 per 1,000 births	115.6 per 1,000 births
Niger	–	332.9 per 1,000 births	325.0 per 1,000 births	332.4 per 1,000 births	227.9 per 1,000 births	136.0 per 1,000 births	119.5 per 1,000 births	110.7 per 1,000 births
Somalia	–	–	–	180.4 per 1,000 births	173.2 per 1,000 births	186.7 per 1,000 births	114.7 per 1,000 births	101.1 per 1,000 births
Chad	267.6 per 1,000 births	254.9 per 1,000 births	238.9 per 1,000 births	211.4 per 1,000 births	182.4 per 1,000 births	146.7 per 1,000 births	110.6 per 1,000 births	97.3 per 1,000 births
South Sudan	352.6 per 1,000 births	405.2 per 1,000 births	286.0 per 1,000 births	301.3 per 1,000 births	180.1 per 1,000 births	107.2 per 1,000 births	96.7 per 1,000 births	96.7 per 1,000 births
Japan	39.8 per 1,000 births	17.5 per 1,000 births	9.9 per 1,000 births	6.3 per 1,000 births	4.5 per 1,000 births	3.3 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births
Countries with data	129	155	176	192	192	192	192	192

Biggest changes, 1960–2024

Compared among the countries that have data in both 1960 and 2024. Countries with a very small starting value are left out, because their ratios look exaggerated.

Biggest decreases

Country	1960	2024	Change	Rank
United Arab Emirates	201.3 per 1,000 births	4.8 per 1,000 births	down about 98%	#40 → #155
South Korea	112.9 per 1,000 births	2.8 per 1,000 births	down about 98%	#73 → #174
Oman	370.8 per 1,000 births	10.3 per 1,000 births	down about 97%	#3 → #117
Portugal	114.3 per 1,000 births	3.2 per 1,000 births	down about 97%	#72 → #172
Libya	276.8 per 1,000 births	9.8 per 1,000 births	down about 96%	#19 → #120

The number of countries differs between the years, so the ranks are not directly comparable.

All countries in key years

Open the table (countries with data)

Key years for Japan and the leading countries in 2024

Country	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020	2024
Nigeria	–	387.4 per 1,000 births	212.9 per 1,000 births	207.6 per 1,000 births	177.3 per 1,000 births	126.3 per 1,000 births	117.4 per 1,000 births	115.6 per 1,000 births
Niger	–	332.9 per 1,000 births	325.0 per 1,000 births	332.4 per 1,000 births	227.9 per 1,000 births	136.0 per 1,000 births	119.5 per 1,000 births	110.7 per 1,000 births
Somalia	–	–	–	180.4 per 1,000 births	173.2 per 1,000 births	186.7 per 1,000 births	114.7 per 1,000 births	101.1 per 1,000 births
Chad	267.6 per 1,000 births	254.9 per 1,000 births	238.9 per 1,000 births	211.4 per 1,000 births	182.4 per 1,000 births	146.7 per 1,000 births	110.6 per 1,000 births	97.3 per 1,000 births
South Sudan	352.6 per 1,000 births	405.2 per 1,000 births	286.0 per 1,000 births	301.3 per 1,000 births	180.1 per 1,000 births	107.2 per 1,000 births	96.7 per 1,000 births	96.7 per 1,000 births
Guinea	346.7 per 1,000 births	321.0 per 1,000 births	281.0 per 1,000 births	233.4 per 1,000 births	165.7 per 1,000 births	122.2 per 1,000 births	102.9 per 1,000 births	92.1 per 1,000 births
Sierra Leone	390.0 per 1,000 births	332.1 per 1,000 births	286.1 per 1,000 births	258.0 per 1,000 births	222.8 per 1,000 births	157.9 per 1,000 births	104.4 per 1,000 births	90.5 per 1,000 births
Democratic Republic of the Congo	–	244.8 per 1,000 births	206.6 per 1,000 births	180.0 per 1,000 births	184.6 per 1,000 births	101.4 per 1,000 births	92.7 per 1,000 births	89.7 per 1,000 births
Central African Republic	285.1 per 1,000 births	227.8 per 1,000 births	189.7 per 1,000 births	178.6 per 1,000 births	165.5 per 1,000 births	150.7 per 1,000 births	124.2 per 1,000 births	89.7 per 1,000 births
Liberia	309.7 per 1,000 births	285.9 per 1,000 births	246.6 per 1,000 births	270.0 per 1,000 births	194.9 per 1,000 births	105.7 per 1,000 births	88.3 per 1,000 births	86.4 per 1,000 births
Burkina Faso	343.1 per 1,000 births	311.4 per 1,000 births	236.7 per 1,000 births	196.6 per 1,000 births	176.0 per 1,000 births	121.3 per 1,000 births	85.1 per 1,000 births	74.9 per 1,000 births
Benin	307.6 per 1,000 births	259.7 per 1,000 births	211.3 per 1,000 births	171.2 per 1,000 births	135.0 per 1,000 births	107.4 per 1,000 births	84.6 per 1,000 births	74.7 per 1,000 births
Mali	–	385.1 per 1,000 births	305.1 per 1,000 births	233.3 per 1,000 births	189.9 per 1,000 births	133.8 per 1,000 births	87.6 per 1,000 births	73.0 per 1,000 births
Equatorial Guinea	–	–	–	176.7 per 1,000 births	154.5 per 1,000 births	109.4 per 1,000 births	77.9 per 1,000 births	68.0 per 1,000 births
Guinea-Bissau	–	–	–	223.7 per 1,000 births	174.8 per 1,000 births	114.3 per 1,000 births	76.7 per 1,000 births	67.3 per 1,000 births
Cameroon	283.4 per 1,000 births	214.2 per 1,000 births	180.0 per 1,000 births	137.4 per 1,000 births	143.9 per 1,000 births	109.5 per 1,000 births	74.4 per 1,000 births	64.8 per 1,000 births
Zimbabwe	153.5 per 1,000 births	122.3 per 1,000 births	120.0 per 1,000 births	84.0 per 1,000 births	99.4 per 1,000 births	85.2 per 1,000 births	61.7 per 1,000 births	64.7 per 1,000 births
Côte d’Ivoire	319.3 per 1,000 births	245.6 per 1,000 births	170.0 per 1,000 births	153.6 per 1,000 births	140.4 per 1,000 births	101.6 per 1,000 births	73.0 per 1,000 births	64.5 per 1,000 births
Madagascar	–	149.3 per 1,000 births	245.2 per 1,000 births	154.8 per 1,000 births	104.4 per 1,000 births	70.3 per 1,000 births	65.1 per 1,000 births	62.4 per 1,000 births
Sudan	178.9 per 1,000 births	159.0 per 1,000 births	147.7 per 1,000 births	130.9 per 1,000 births	102.0 per 1,000 births	73.4 per 1,000 births	54.3 per 1,000 births	61.6 per 1,000 births
Lesotho	185.3 per 1,000 births	175.5 per 1,000 births	122.4 per 1,000 births	84.5 per 1,000 births	108.3 per 1,000 births	90.9 per 1,000 births	66.3 per 1,000 births	60.0 per 1,000 births
Mozambique	–	273.3 per 1,000 births	262.2 per 1,000 births	235.1 per 1,000 births	164.6 per 1,000 births	95.6 per 1,000 births	67.6 per 1,000 births	59.4 per 1,000 births
Togo	259.7 per 1,000 births	225.1 per 1,000 births	179.3 per 1,000 births	147.3 per 1,000 births	119.2 per 1,000 births	88.3 per 1,000 births	63.9 per 1,000 births	56.1 per 1,000 births
Pakistan	252.8 per 1,000 births	190.8 per 1,000 births	165.7 per 1,000 births	140.4 per 1,000 births	107.9 per 1,000 births	86.5 per 1,000 births	63.7 per 1,000 births	56.0 per 1,000 births
Kiribati	199.0 per 1,000 births	140.8 per 1,000 births	118.7 per 1,000 births	91.2 per 1,000 births	65.8 per 1,000 births	57.7 per 1,000 births	58.3 per 1,000 births	53.1 per 1,000 births
Afghanistan	350.6 per 1,000 births	300.0 per 1,000 births	245.2 per 1,000 births	181.4 per 1,000 births	131.7 per 1,000 births	88.0 per 1,000 births	60.7 per 1,000 births	53.0 per 1,000 births
Haiti	293.8 per 1,000 births	245.6 per 1,000 births	190.5 per 1,000 births	144.5 per 1,000 births	102.9 per 1,000 births	137.7 per 1,000 births	59.8 per 1,000 births	52.8 per 1,000 births
Angola	–	–	232.8 per 1,000 births	212.7 per 1,000 births	185.0 per 1,000 births	83.4 per 1,000 births	54.2 per 1,000 births	49.0 per 1,000 births
Djibouti	–	–	150.9 per 1,000 births	115.3 per 1,000 births	98.5 per 1,000 births	75.5 per 1,000 births	55.7 per 1,000 births	48.9 per 1,000 births
Malawi	–	341.7 per 1,000 births	256.9 per 1,000 births	243.5 per 1,000 births	171.0 per 1,000 births	80.1 per 1,000 births	50.4 per 1,000 births	48.8 per 1,000 births
Uganda	222.5 per 1,000 births	194.5 per 1,000 births	220.5 per 1,000 births	182.2 per 1,000 births	143.9 per 1,000 births	76.0 per 1,000 births	50.9 per 1,000 births	48.7 per 1,000 births
Zambia	205.0 per 1,000 births	180.2 per 1,000 births	154.9 per 1,000 births	180.7 per 1,000 births	151.8 per 1,000 births	74.3 per 1,000 births	52.5 per 1,000 births	48.4 per 1,000 births
Timor-Leste	–	–	–	228.0 per 1,000 births	111.5 per 1,000 births	71.0 per 1,000 births	53.4 per 1,000 births	47.6 per 1,000 births
Burundi	–	249.8 per 1,000 births	223.5 per 1,000 births	168.6 per 1,000 births	152.4 per 1,000 births	90.2 per 1,000 births	54.3 per 1,000 births	47.1 per 1,000 births
Eswatini	208.9 per 1,000 births	169.9 per 1,000 births	113.3 per 1,000 births	66.3 per 1,000 births	112.5 per 1,000 births	82.1 per 1,000 births	50.5 per 1,000 births	45.1 per 1,000 births
Ethiopia	–	249.6 per 1,000 births	241.9 per 1,000 births	202.0 per 1,000 births	140.1 per 1,000 births	82.7 per 1,000 births	51.5 per 1,000 births	44.5 per 1,000 births
Gambia	360.1 per 1,000 births	295.6 per 1,000 births	230.3 per 1,000 births	166.2 per 1,000 births	112.8 per 1,000 births	72.7 per 1,000 births	48.6 per 1,000 births	42.4 per 1,000 births
Namibia	–	97.0 per 1,000 births	102.7 per 1,000 births	73.6 per 1,000 births	78.2 per 1,000 births	50.3 per 1,000 births	44.8 per 1,000 births	39.5 per 1,000 births
Papua New Guinea	198.4 per 1,000 births	143.1 per 1,000 births	105.4 per 1,000 births	85.0 per 1,000 births	72.0 per 1,000 births	58.9 per 1,000 births	44.7 per 1,000 births	39.4 per 1,000 births
Republic of the Congo	193.5 per 1,000 births	136.6 per 1,000 births	107.0 per 1,000 births	91.5 per 1,000 births	112.5 per 1,000 births	62.4 per 1,000 births	44.5 per 1,000 births	39.1 per 1,000 births
Comoros	–	232.1 per 1,000 births	173.5 per 1,000 births	120.5 per 1,000 births	79.9 per 1,000 births	55.6 per 1,000 births	43.7 per 1,000 births	39.0 per 1,000 births
Turkmenistan	–	–	116.6 per 1,000 births	77.9 per 1,000 births	68.7 per 1,000 births	44.0 per 1,000 births	42.9 per 1,000 births	39.0 per 1,000 births
Kenya	197.2 per 1,000 births	150.2 per 1,000 births	109.7 per 1,000 births	101.4 per 1,000 births	95.2 per 1,000 births	53.1 per 1,000 births	42.1 per 1,000 births	38.8 per 1,000 births
Yemen	434.4 per 1,000 births	333.5 per 1,000 births	209.4 per 1,000 births	125.2 per 1,000 births	92.9 per 1,000 births	55.0 per 1,000 births	43.4 per 1,000 births	38.1 per 1,000 births
Rwanda	217.7 per 1,000 births	220.3 per 1,000 births	219.0 per 1,000 births	150.7 per 1,000 births	184.2 per 1,000 births	63.3 per 1,000 births	41.6 per 1,000 births	37.7 per 1,000 births
Tanzania	241.1 per 1,000 births	215.0 per 1,000 births	179.9 per 1,000 births	167.9 per 1,000 births	128.0 per 1,000 births	68.2 per 1,000 births	43.8 per 1,000 births	37.0 per 1,000 births
Myanmar	–	173.0 per 1,000 births	138.7 per 1,000 births	114.6 per 1,000 births	88.9 per 1,000 births	62.4 per 1,000 births	42.1 per 1,000 births	36.9 per 1,000 births
Mauritania	257.8 per 1,000 births	231.1 per 1,000 births	166.4 per 1,000 births	116.5 per 1,000 births	98.0 per 1,000 births	56.8 per 1,000 births	42.0 per 1,000 births	36.9 per 1,000 births
Senegal	295.3 per 1,000 births	288.3 per 1,000 births	204.2 per 1,000 births	137.2 per 1,000 births	128.9 per 1,000 births	62.8 per 1,000 births	44.2 per 1,000 births	36.5 per 1,000 births
Ghana	209.0 per 1,000 births	202.8 per 1,000 births	168.1 per 1,000 births	127.6 per 1,000 births	99.9 per 1,000 births	66.5 per 1,000 births	42.2 per 1,000 births	35.9 per 1,000 births
Dominica	136.4 per 1,000 births	54.8 per 1,000 births	25.8 per 1,000 births	18.5 per 1,000 births	19.4 per 1,000 births	24.9 per 1,000 births	33.8 per 1,000 births	35.7 per 1,000 births
South Africa	–	–	93.5 per 1,000 births	58.1 per 1,000 births	71.4 per 1,000 births	50.3 per 1,000 births	33.9 per 1,000 births	35.1 per 1,000 births
Eritrea	–	–	195.4 per 1,000 births	153.4 per 1,000 births	85.3 per 1,000 births	55.2 per 1,000 births	39.1 per 1,000 births	34.3 per 1,000 births
Botswana	167.8 per 1,000 births	125.3 per 1,000 births	73.3 per 1,000 births	51.5 per 1,000 births	79.8 per 1,000 births	58.4 per 1,000 births	38.9 per 1,000 births	33.3 per 1,000 births
Gabon	218.8 per 1,000 births	156.9 per 1,000 births	111.5 per 1,000 births	84.3 per 1,000 births	73.3 per 1,000 births	53.4 per 1,000 births	36.8 per 1,000 births	32.6 per 1,000 births
Dominican Republic	148.2 per 1,000 births	123.8 per 1,000 births	86.8 per 1,000 births	59.3 per 1,000 births	39.6 per 1,000 births	34.9 per 1,000 births	33.8 per 1,000 births	30.6 per 1,000 births
Bangladesh	263.6 per 1,000 births	271.0 per 1,000 births	207.2 per 1,000 births	146.5 per 1,000 births	85.5 per 1,000 births	48.7 per 1,000 births	31.4 per 1,000 births	30.5 per 1,000 births
Laos	–	–	200.9 per 1,000 births	148.9 per 1,000 births	100.1 per 1,000 births	58.4 per 1,000 births	34.8 per 1,000 births	29.4 per 1,000 births
Fiji	79.2 per 1,000 births	56.6 per 1,000 births	44.5 per 1,000 births	28.8 per 1,000 births	22.6 per 1,000 births	22.2 per 1,000 births	27.2 per 1,000 births	29.1 per 1,000 births
Tajikistan	–	–	126.0 per 1,000 births	99.2 per 1,000 births	78.4 per 1,000 births	37.6 per 1,000 births	30.1 per 1,000 births	28.1 per 1,000 births
Marshall Islands	121.2 per 1,000 births	78.6 per 1,000 births	64.2 per 1,000 births	47.8 per 1,000 births	42.7 per 1,000 births	39.0 per 1,000 births	30.3 per 1,000 births	26.7 per 1,000 births
India	241.3 per 1,000 births	214.4 per 1,000 births	169.8 per 1,000 births	127.0 per 1,000 births	91.8 per 1,000 births	58.1 per 1,000 births	33.0 per 1,000 births	26.6 per 1,000 births
Philippines	102.9 per 1,000 births	83.2 per 1,000 births	79.1 per 1,000 births	55.8 per 1,000 births	36.8 per 1,000 births	29.5 per 1,000 births	28.0 per 1,000 births	26.5 per 1,000 births
Guyana	92.5 per 1,000 births	74.0 per 1,000 births	70.8 per 1,000 births	61.4 per 1,000 births	46.7 per 1,000 births	37.6 per 1,000 births	28.6 per 1,000 births	25.2 per 1,000 births
Nepal	329.5 per 1,000 births	267.8 per 1,000 births	208.1 per 1,000 births	138.4 per 1,000 births	78.7 per 1,000 births	47.9 per 1,000 births	29.6 per 1,000 births	25.1 per 1,000 births
Venezuela	80.2 per 1,000 births	63.0 per 1,000 births	44.2 per 1,000 births	29.6 per 1,000 births	21.5 per 1,000 births	17.2 per 1,000 births	24.2 per 1,000 births	24.2 per 1,000 births
Egypt	324.4 per 1,000 births	250.0 per 1,000 births	169.8 per 1,000 births	86.0 per 1,000 births	47.3 per 1,000 births	30.5 per 1,000 births	24.4 per 1,000 births	22.4 per 1,000 births
Micronesia	125.3 per 1,000 births	82.6 per 1,000 births	60.8 per 1,000 births	49.2 per 1,000 births	38.6 per 1,000 births	34.1 per 1,000 births	25.6 per 1,000 births	22.4 per 1,000 births
Iraq	189.9 per 1,000 births	112.2 per 1,000 births	72.4 per 1,000 births	81.4 per 1,000 births	44.3 per 1,000 births	34.5 per 1,000 births	24.9 per 1,000 births	21.8 per 1,000 births
Algeria	239.2 per 1,000 births	240.5 per 1,000 births	155.6 per 1,000 births	51.6 per 1,000 births	41.7 per 1,000 births	28.1 per 1,000 births	22.9 per 1,000 births	21.6 per 1,000 births
Palau	–	80.6 per 1,000 births	46.2 per 1,000 births	35.5 per 1,000 births	26.5 per 1,000 births	19.5 per 1,000 births	22.9 per 1,000 births	21.4 per 1,000 births
Guatemala	220.5 per 1,000 births	170.5 per 1,000 births	121.7 per 1,000 births	80.0 per 1,000 births	51.8 per 1,000 births	34.5 per 1,000 births	23.5 per 1,000 births	20.5 per 1,000 births
Solomon Islands	167.1 per 1,000 births	99.6 per 1,000 births	53.4 per 1,000 births	38.1 per 1,000 births	30.5 per 1,000 births	27.2 per 1,000 births	22.5 per 1,000 births	20.0 per 1,000 births
Tuvalu	176.7 per 1,000 births	110.5 per 1,000 births	65.0 per 1,000 births	54.0 per 1,000 births	42.8 per 1,000 births	31.4 per 1,000 births	21.9 per 1,000 births	19.2 per 1,000 births
Trinidad & Tobago	68.1 per 1,000 births	51.9 per 1,000 births	40.1 per 1,000 births	32.3 per 1,000 births	28.8 per 1,000 births	24.8 per 1,000 births	20.8 per 1,000 births	18.8 per 1,000 births
Cambodia	–	–	181.5 per 1,000 births	116.3 per 1,000 births	105.2 per 1,000 births	43.5 per 1,000 births	21.8 per 1,000 births	18.4 per 1,000 births
Syria	172.8 per 1,000 births	104.8 per 1,000 births	60.1 per 1,000 births	36.9 per 1,000 births	23.1 per 1,000 births	18.8 per 1,000 births	21.9 per 1,000 births	18.4 per 1,000 births
Grenada	95.0 per 1,000 births	48.7 per 1,000 births	36.2 per 1,000 births	22.4 per 1,000 births	15.5 per 1,000 births	15.7 per 1,000 births	18.6 per 1,000 births	18.0 per 1,000 births
Azerbaijan	–	–	–	95.4 per 1,000 births	74.3 per 1,000 births	37.8 per 1,000 births	21.5 per 1,000 births	17.9 per 1,000 births
Jamaica	82.0 per 1,000 births	56.1 per 1,000 births	37.5 per 1,000 births	28.0 per 1,000 births	20.5 per 1,000 births	19.0 per 1,000 births	18.7 per 1,000 births	17.8 per 1,000 births
Indonesia	224.5 per 1,000 births	166.3 per 1,000 births	120.4 per 1,000 births	83.2 per 1,000 births	51.4 per 1,000 births	32.6 per 1,000 births	20.8 per 1,000 births	17.7 per 1,000 births
Lebanon	74.5 per 1,000 births	60.1 per 1,000 births	75.2 per 1,000 births	31.9 per 1,000 births	20.0 per 1,000 births	13.0 per 1,000 births	15.1 per 1,000 births	17.6 per 1,000 births
Vietnam	–	110.4 per 1,000 births	69.9 per 1,000 births	51.6 per 1,000 births	30.3 per 1,000 births	23.1 per 1,000 births	19.5 per 1,000 births	17.3 per 1,000 births
Bhutan	–	262.7 per 1,000 births	195.3 per 1,000 births	128.0 per 1,000 births	77.7 per 1,000 births	40.5 per 1,000 births	21.3 per 1,000 births	17.2 per 1,000 births
St. Lucia	134.2 per 1,000 births	71.0 per 1,000 births	32.0 per 1,000 births	20.8 per 1,000 births	18.5 per 1,000 births	18.8 per 1,000 births	18.1 per 1,000 births	17.2 per 1,000 births
Vanuatu	153.0 per 1,000 births	108.0 per 1,000 births	67.9 per 1,000 births	35.1 per 1,000 births	26.6 per 1,000 births	21.1 per 1,000 births	18.1 per 1,000 births	17.1 per 1,000 births
Kyrgyzstan	–	–	100.5 per 1,000 births	64.5 per 1,000 births	50.8 per 1,000 births	29.5 per 1,000 births	17.8 per 1,000 births	16.8 per 1,000 births
North Korea	115.8 per 1,000 births	69.9 per 1,000 births	42.2 per 1,000 births	40.7 per 1,000 births	100.2 per 1,000 births	28.7 per 1,000 births	17.4 per 1,000 births	16.7 per 1,000 births
Moldova	–	–	49.7 per 1,000 births	33.5 per 1,000 births	31.4 per 1,000 births	16.8 per 1,000 births	15.6 per 1,000 births	16.5 per 1,000 births
Paraguay	82.8 per 1,000 births	77.9 per 1,000 births	65.1 per 1,000 births	45.6 per 1,000 births	33.6 per 1,000 births	25.7 per 1,000 births	18.6 per 1,000 births	16.3 per 1,000 births
St. Kitts & Nevis	–	–	50.6 per 1,000 births	30.3 per 1,000 births	23.9 per 1,000 births	18.8 per 1,000 births	17.8 per 1,000 births	15.9 per 1,000 births
Suriname	–	–	–	44.8 per 1,000 births	31.0 per 1,000 births	23.2 per 1,000 births	17.9 per 1,000 births	15.8 per 1,000 births
Bolivia	285.4 per 1,000 births	225.4 per 1,000 births	165.4 per 1,000 births	117.8 per 1,000 births	70.7 per 1,000 births	36.7 per 1,000 births	19.3 per 1,000 births	15.7 per 1,000 births
Morocco	245.2 per 1,000 births	191.9 per 1,000 births	135.2 per 1,000 births	81.1 per 1,000 births	52.4 per 1,000 births	30.9 per 1,000 births	18.3 per 1,000 births	15.7 per 1,000 births
Mauritius	103.7 per 1,000 births	79.0 per 1,000 births	40.9 per 1,000 births	23.1 per 1,000 births	18.8 per 1,000 births	14.8 per 1,000 births	15.8 per 1,000 births	15.4 per 1,000 births
Panama	93.9 per 1,000 births	68.6 per 1,000 births	43.6 per 1,000 births	30.4 per 1,000 births	25.7 per 1,000 births	18.7 per 1,000 births	15.5 per 1,000 births	15.3 per 1,000 births
Honduras	206.4 per 1,000 births	145.9 per 1,000 births	95.1 per 1,000 births	58.3 per 1,000 births	37.3 per 1,000 births	24.4 per 1,000 births	17.1 per 1,000 births	15.0 per 1,000 births
Samoa	106.8 per 1,000 births	71.6 per 1,000 births	43.6 per 1,000 births	29.6 per 1,000 births	21.0 per 1,000 births	19.1 per 1,000 births	16.7 per 1,000 births	14.9 per 1,000 births
Brazil	169.8 per 1,000 births	132.1 per 1,000 births	95.8 per 1,000 births	62.8 per 1,000 births	34.4 per 1,000 births	18.6 per 1,000 births	14.9 per 1,000 births	14.2 per 1,000 births
Seychelles	104.3 per 1,000 births	75.8 per 1,000 births	30.1 per 1,000 births	16.3 per 1,000 births	13.8 per 1,000 births	14.1 per 1,000 births	14.8 per 1,000 births	14.0 per 1,000 births
São Tomé & Príncipe	–	86.1 per 1,000 births	91.5 per 1,000 births	108.7 per 1,000 births	82.2 per 1,000 births	36.2 per 1,000 births	16.1 per 1,000 births	13.6 per 1,000 births
Mongolia	–	–	160.6 per 1,000 births	106.1 per 1,000 births	62.5 per 1,000 births	26.3 per 1,000 births	14.8 per 1,000 births	13.4 per 1,000 births
Uzbekistan	–	–	117.1 per 1,000 births	69.8 per 1,000 births	60.7 per 1,000 births	29.8 per 1,000 births	15.1 per 1,000 births	13.4 per 1,000 births
Mexico	154.7 per 1,000 births	106.9 per 1,000 births	71.8 per 1,000 births	44.9 per 1,000 births	27.4 per 1,000 births	18.9 per 1,000 births	14.6 per 1,000 births	13.1 per 1,000 births
Ecuador	176.1 per 1,000 births	136.5 per 1,000 births	90.9 per 1,000 births	53.7 per 1,000 births	29.6 per 1,000 births	19.1 per 1,000 births	13.6 per 1,000 births	12.9 per 1,000 births
Jordan	155.4 per 1,000 births	89.8 per 1,000 births	55.2 per 1,000 births	35.6 per 1,000 births	25.8 per 1,000 births	18.9 per 1,000 births	14.5 per 1,000 births	12.9 per 1,000 births
Peru	231.1 per 1,000 births	200.1 per 1,000 births	127.3 per 1,000 births	80.6 per 1,000 births	38.3 per 1,000 births	20.2 per 1,000 births	14.5 per 1,000 births	12.9 per 1,000 births
Belize	–	100.3 per 1,000 births	66.1 per 1,000 births	39.4 per 1,000 births	24.5 per 1,000 births	18.8 per 1,000 births	13.2 per 1,000 births	12.7 per 1,000 births
Bahamas	–	30.3 per 1,000 births	29.5 per 1,000 births	23.3 per 1,000 births	16.2 per 1,000 births	15.4 per 1,000 births	13.3 per 1,000 births	12.4 per 1,000 births
Tunisia	–	180.9 per 1,000 births	95.8 per 1,000 births	54.9 per 1,000 births	29.2 per 1,000 births	18.7 per 1,000 births	16.0 per 1,000 births	12.1 per 1,000 births
Colombia	135.8 per 1,000 births	97.7 per 1,000 births	58.7 per 1,000 births	35.8 per 1,000 births	25.0 per 1,000 births	18.2 per 1,000 births	13.1 per 1,000 births	11.5 per 1,000 births
Iran	–	–	109.2 per 1,000 births	58.0 per 1,000 births	36.4 per 1,000 births	19.3 per 1,000 births	13.0 per 1,000 births	11.3 per 1,000 births
St. Vincent & Grenadines	–	64.2 per 1,000 births	53.5 per 1,000 births	23.8 per 1,000 births	22.6 per 1,000 births	21.4 per 1,000 births	13.6 per 1,000 births	11.3 per 1,000 births
Nicaragua	191.9 per 1,000 births	173.5 per 1,000 births	108.3 per 1,000 births	68.6 per 1,000 births	37.1 per 1,000 births	23.2 per 1,000 births	14.2 per 1,000 births	11.2 per 1,000 births
Cape Verde	171.4 per 1,000 births	126.7 per 1,000 births	78.1 per 1,000 births	56.4 per 1,000 births	36.0 per 1,000 births	26.7 per 1,000 births	13.3 per 1,000 births	11.1 per 1,000 births
Costa Rica	96.1 per 1,000 births	74.8 per 1,000 births	24.4 per 1,000 births	16.9 per 1,000 births	13.1 per 1,000 births	10.5 per 1,000 births	9.3 per 1,000 births	10.4 per 1,000 births
Oman	370.8 per 1,000 births	231.0 per 1,000 births	112.7 per 1,000 births	39.4 per 1,000 births	16.5 per 1,000 births	11.7 per 1,000 births	10.7 per 1,000 births	10.3 per 1,000 births
El Salvador	200.9 per 1,000 births	158.6 per 1,000 births	127.5 per 1,000 births	59.5 per 1,000 births	32.2 per 1,000 births	18.4 per 1,000 births	11.7 per 1,000 births	10.0 per 1,000 births
Brunei	88.9 per 1,000 births	49.1 per 1,000 births	22.8 per 1,000 births	13.3 per 1,000 births	10.3 per 1,000 births	9.9 per 1,000 births	10.4 per 1,000 births	9.9 per 1,000 births
Barbados	84.7 per 1,000 births	47.9 per 1,000 births	26.9 per 1,000 births	18.1 per 1,000 births	14.4 per 1,000 births	13.9 per 1,000 births	11.1 per 1,000 births	9.8 per 1,000 births
Libya	276.8 per 1,000 births	136.7 per 1,000 births	71.7 per 1,000 births	42.1 per 1,000 births	28.1 per 1,000 births	16.6 per 1,000 births	11.2 per 1,000 births	9.8 per 1,000 births
Armenia	–	–	73.6 per 1,000 births	48.7 per 1,000 births	30.6 per 1,000 births	18.7 per 1,000 births	11.6 per 1,000 births	9.6 per 1,000 births
Türkiye	254.7 per 1,000 births	185.6 per 1,000 births	128.0 per 1,000 births	73.9 per 1,000 births	37.2 per 1,000 births	17.6 per 1,000 births	10.9 per 1,000 births	9.6 per 1,000 births
Argentina	–	71.8 per 1,000 births	42.8 per 1,000 births	28.8 per 1,000 births	19.4 per 1,000 births	14.4 per 1,000 births	10.3 per 1,000 births	9.5 per 1,000 births
Tonga	–	49.3 per 1,000 births	29.6 per 1,000 births	22.1 per 1,000 births	16.9 per 1,000 births	13.1 per 1,000 births	10.6 per 1,000 births	9.5 per 1,000 births
Kazakhstan	–	–	70.2 per 1,000 births	51.1 per 1,000 births	42.1 per 1,000 births	20.4 per 1,000 births	10.1 per 1,000 births	9.4 per 1,000 births
Albania	–	–	81.6 per 1,000 births	40.6 per 1,000 births	27.0 per 1,000 births	13.3 per 1,000 births	9.4 per 1,000 births	9.2 per 1,000 births
Antigua & Barbuda	82.6 per 1,000 births	32.2 per 1,000 births	16.0 per 1,000 births	13.6 per 1,000 births	14.9 per 1,000 births	12.0 per 1,000 births	10.1 per 1,000 births	9.1 per 1,000 births
Thailand	147.5 per 1,000 births	99.8 per 1,000 births	60.8 per 1,000 births	36.9 per 1,000 births	21.7 per 1,000 births	14.1 per 1,000 births	10.1 per 1,000 births	9.0 per 1,000 births
Bahrain	197.6 per 1,000 births	78.1 per 1,000 births	33.1 per 1,000 births	23.0 per 1,000 births	12.5 per 1,000 births	8.6 per 1,000 births	8.0 per 1,000 births	8.8 per 1,000 births
Cuba	44.1 per 1,000 births	38.1 per 1,000 births	22.2 per 1,000 births	13.5 per 1,000 births	8.6 per 1,000 births	6.2 per 1,000 births	7.2 per 1,000 births	8.6 per 1,000 births
Georgia	–	–	59.0 per 1,000 births	47.3 per 1,000 births	35.8 per 1,000 births	14.2 per 1,000 births	9.4 per 1,000 births	8.6 per 1,000 births
Malaysia	95.1 per 1,000 births	55.7 per 1,000 births	30.4 per 1,000 births	16.6 per 1,000 births	9.9 per 1,000 births	8.1 per 1,000 births	8.2 per 1,000 births	8.3 per 1,000 births
Nauru	–	–	–	66.9 per 1,000 births	41.1 per 1,000 births	26.4 per 1,000 births	10.9 per 1,000 births	8.3 per 1,000 births
Kuwait	142.0 per 1,000 births	70.1 per 1,000 births	36.0 per 1,000 births	17.2 per 1,000 births	12.7 per 1,000 births	10.7 per 1,000 births	8.8 per 1,000 births	8.1 per 1,000 births
Ukraine	–	–	26.1 per 1,000 births	19.2 per 1,000 births	18.2 per 1,000 births	11.7 per 1,000 births	8.4 per 1,000 births	7.9 per 1,000 births
Uruguay	63.4 per 1,000 births	54.1 per 1,000 births	39.8 per 1,000 births	23.6 per 1,000 births	17.0 per 1,000 births	10.8 per 1,000 births	7.3 per 1,000 births	7.4 per 1,000 births
Romania	88.0 per 1,000 births	55.3 per 1,000 births	35.9 per 1,000 births	30.9 per 1,000 births	21.4 per 1,000 births	12.4 per 1,000 births	6.5 per 1,000 births	7.3 per 1,000 births
Bosnia & Herzegovina	–	–	–	18.2 per 1,000 births	9.5 per 1,000 births	6.8 per 1,000 births	6.6 per 1,000 births	6.9 per 1,000 births
Chile	152.8 per 1,000 births	80.7 per 1,000 births	33.2 per 1,000 births	19.0 per 1,000 births	10.9 per 1,000 births	8.7 per 1,000 births	6.8 per 1,000 births	6.8 per 1,000 births
United States	30.1 per 1,000 births	23.3 per 1,000 births	15.0 per 1,000 births	11.2 per 1,000 births	8.4 per 1,000 births	7.3 per 1,000 births	6.5 per 1,000 births	6.5 per 1,000 births
Slovakia	36.6 per 1,000 births	29.5 per 1,000 births	22.7 per 1,000 births	14.7 per 1,000 births	9.6 per 1,000 births	6.9 per 1,000 births	5.9 per 1,000 births	6.3 per 1,000 births
Saudi Arabia	–	–	93.1 per 1,000 births	44.1 per 1,000 births	21.9 per 1,000 births	12.1 per 1,000 births	6.9 per 1,000 births	6.0 per 1,000 births
Sri Lanka	94.1 per 1,000 births	70.1 per 1,000 births	46.3 per 1,000 births	23.3 per 1,000 births	16.3 per 1,000 births	11.2 per 1,000 births	6.9 per 1,000 births	5.9 per 1,000 births
Qatar	–	65.7 per 1,000 births	36.1 per 1,000 births	20.8 per 1,000 births	12.5 per 1,000 births	9.1 per 1,000 births	6.3 per 1,000 births	5.9 per 1,000 births
Bulgaria	54.6 per 1,000 births	32.3 per 1,000 births	23.8 per 1,000 births	18.4 per 1,000 births	17.5 per 1,000 births	10.9 per 1,000 births	6.5 per 1,000 births	5.7 per 1,000 births
China	–	112.1 per 1,000 births	62.6 per 1,000 births	53.6 per 1,000 births	36.6 per 1,000 births	15.7 per 1,000 births	7.5 per 1,000 births	5.7 per 1,000 births
Croatia	–	–	–	12.9 per 1,000 births	8.3 per 1,000 births	5.5 per 1,000 births	4.7 per 1,000 births	5.6 per 1,000 births
Canada	32.6 per 1,000 births	22.0 per 1,000 births	12.5 per 1,000 births	8.3 per 1,000 births	6.2 per 1,000 births	5.7 per 1,000 births	5.2 per 1,000 births	5.4 per 1,000 births
Maldives	–	258.5 per 1,000 births	151.3 per 1,000 births	87.0 per 1,000 births	39.5 per 1,000 births	13.8 per 1,000 births	6.9 per 1,000 births	5.4 per 1,000 births
Serbia	–	–	–	28.0 per 1,000 births	12.7 per 1,000 births	7.6 per 1,000 births	5.5 per 1,000 births	5.4 per 1,000 births
Malta	40.0 per 1,000 births	27.9 per 1,000 births	16.8 per 1,000 births	11.4 per 1,000 births	7.6 per 1,000 births	6.9 per 1,000 births	6.0 per 1,000 births	5.3 per 1,000 births
Russia	45.6 per 1,000 births	28.9 per 1,000 births	27.3 per 1,000 births	21.6 per 1,000 births	19.4 per 1,000 births	10.4 per 1,000 births	5.7 per 1,000 births	5.2 per 1,000 births
Cyprus	–	–	21.6 per 1,000 births	11.2 per 1,000 births	6.6 per 1,000 births	3.2 per 1,000 births	3.3 per 1,000 births	5.0 per 1,000 births
United Arab Emirates	201.3 per 1,000 births	96.5 per 1,000 births	34.0 per 1,000 births	15.1 per 1,000 births	10.7 per 1,000 births	8.8 per 1,000 births	5.9 per 1,000 births	4.8 per 1,000 births
United Kingdom	26.6 per 1,000 births	21.0 per 1,000 births	14.1 per 1,000 births	9.3 per 1,000 births	6.5 per 1,000 births	5.2 per 1,000 births	4.4 per 1,000 births	4.7 per 1,000 births
New Zealand	27.8 per 1,000 births	20.8 per 1,000 births	15.6 per 1,000 births	11.2 per 1,000 births	7.4 per 1,000 births	6.2 per 1,000 births	5.1 per 1,000 births	4.7 per 1,000 births
France	28.5 per 1,000 births	18.2 per 1,000 births	12.4 per 1,000 births	9.0 per 1,000 births	5.4 per 1,000 births	4.2 per 1,000 births	4.2 per 1,000 births	4.3 per 1,000 births
Poland	64.9 per 1,000 births	36.1 per 1,000 births	24.0 per 1,000 births	17.4 per 1,000 births	9.3 per 1,000 births	6.0 per 1,000 births	4.4 per 1,000 births	4.2 per 1,000 births
Denmark	25.0 per 1,000 births	16.6 per 1,000 births	10.0 per 1,000 births	8.9 per 1,000 births	5.6 per 1,000 births	4.1 per 1,000 births	3.7 per 1,000 births	4.0 per 1,000 births
Switzerland	26.5 per 1,000 births	18.4 per 1,000 births	10.4 per 1,000 births	8.2 per 1,000 births	5.6 per 1,000 births	4.6 per 1,000 births	4.0 per 1,000 births	3.9 per 1,000 births
Ireland	35.2 per 1,000 births	22.2 per 1,000 births	14.3 per 1,000 births	9.2 per 1,000 births	7.2 per 1,000 births	4.2 per 1,000 births	3.5 per 1,000 births	3.9 per 1,000 births
Netherlands	20.8 per 1,000 births	15.8 per 1,000 births	10.9 per 1,000 births	8.3 per 1,000 births	6.2 per 1,000 births	4.4 per 1,000 births	4.0 per 1,000 births	3.9 per 1,000 births
Greece	46.2 per 1,000 births	31.4 per 1,000 births	19.6 per 1,000 births	10.5 per 1,000 births	6.4 per 1,000 births	3.9 per 1,000 births	4.1 per 1,000 births	3.8 per 1,000 births
Belgium	33.9 per 1,000 births	23.9 per 1,000 births	14.5 per 1,000 births	10.0 per 1,000 births	5.9 per 1,000 births	4.5 per 1,000 births	3.9 per 1,000 births	3.7 per 1,000 births
Germany	–	25.6 per 1,000 births	15.0 per 1,000 births	8.5 per 1,000 births	5.4 per 1,000 births	4.2 per 1,000 births	3.7 per 1,000 births	3.7 per 1,000 births
Hungary	54.1 per 1,000 births	38.9 per 1,000 births	23.7 per 1,000 births	17.2 per 1,000 births	10.1 per 1,000 births	6.0 per 1,000 births	4.0 per 1,000 births	3.7 per 1,000 births
Australia	24.9 per 1,000 births	21.5 per 1,000 births	13.0 per 1,000 births	9.2 per 1,000 births	6.2 per 1,000 births	4.8 per 1,000 births	3.8 per 1,000 births	3.6 per 1,000 births
Lithuania	49.1 per 1,000 births	23.0 per 1,000 births	20.4 per 1,000 births	15.0 per 1,000 births	10.7 per 1,000 births	6.1 per 1,000 births	3.7 per 1,000 births	3.4 per 1,000 births
Austria	42.8 per 1,000 births	29.1 per 1,000 births	16.3 per 1,000 births	9.5 per 1,000 births	5.5 per 1,000 births	4.3 per 1,000 births	3.4 per 1,000 births	3.3 per 1,000 births
Israel	47.1 per 1,000 births	30.0 per 1,000 births	18.2 per 1,000 births	11.5 per 1,000 births	6.9 per 1,000 births	4.6 per 1,000 births	3.5 per 1,000 births	3.3 per 1,000 births
Spain	54.7 per 1,000 births	31.6 per 1,000 births	14.9 per 1,000 births	9.2 per 1,000 births	5.4 per 1,000 births	3.8 per 1,000 births	3.2 per 1,000 births	3.2 per 1,000 births
Portugal	114.3 per 1,000 births	68.2 per 1,000 births	27.6 per 1,000 births	14.7 per 1,000 births	7.2 per 1,000 births	3.8 per 1,000 births	3.4 per 1,000 births	3.2 per 1,000 births
Iceland	21.4 per 1,000 births	16.0 per 1,000 births	9.7 per 1,000 births	6.4 per 1,000 births	3.9 per 1,000 births	2.7 per 1,000 births	2.8 per 1,000 births	2.8 per 1,000 births
South Korea	112.9 per 1,000 births	61.4 per 1,000 births	36.3 per 1,000 births	15.7 per 1,000 births	7.6 per 1,000 births	4.1 per 1,000 births	3.1 per 1,000 births	2.8 per 1,000 births
North Macedonia	–	–	–	36.5 per 1,000 births	16.0 per 1,000 births	10.4 per 1,000 births	6.0 per 1,000 births	2.8 per 1,000 births
Italy	51.9 per 1,000 births	33.6 per 1,000 births	16.1 per 1,000 births	9.7 per 1,000 births	5.6 per 1,000 births	4.0 per 1,000 births	3.0 per 1,000 births	2.7 per 1,000 births
Monaco	–	–	–	7.8 per 1,000 births	5.2 per 1,000 births	4.0 per 1,000 births	3.0 per 1,000 births	2.7 per 1,000 births
Singapore	47.7 per 1,000 births	27.1 per 1,000 births	14.7 per 1,000 births	7.7 per 1,000 births	3.9 per 1,000 births	2.8 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births	2.7 per 1,000 births
Czechia	24.8 per 1,000 births	24.3 per 1,000 births	16.9 per 1,000 births	12.2 per 1,000 births	5.5 per 1,000 births	3.4 per 1,000 births	2.9 per 1,000 births	2.6 per 1,000 births
Andorra	–	–	–	13.0 per 1,000 births	7.6 per 1,000 births	4.5 per 1,000 births	2.9 per 1,000 births	2.5 per 1,000 births
Latvia	33.2 per 1,000 births	21.4 per 1,000 births	21.2 per 1,000 births	16.9 per 1,000 births	14.3 per 1,000 births	7.7 per 1,000 births	3.6 per 1,000 births	2.5 per 1,000 births
Norway	22.6 per 1,000 births	16.2 per 1,000 births	10.1 per 1,000 births	8.7 per 1,000 births	4.9 per 1,000 births	3.3 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births	2.5 per 1,000 births
Finland	26.8 per 1,000 births	16.1 per 1,000 births	8.7 per 1,000 births	6.7 per 1,000 births	4.3 per 1,000 births	3.0 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births
Japan	39.8 per 1,000 births	17.5 per 1,000 births	9.9 per 1,000 births	6.3 per 1,000 births	4.5 per 1,000 births	3.3 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births
Montenegro	–	–	–	16.5 per 1,000 births	14.2 per 1,000 births	6.7 per 1,000 births	2.9 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births
Sweden	19.6 per 1,000 births	13.4 per 1,000 births	8.4 per 1,000 births	7.0 per 1,000 births	4.1 per 1,000 births	3.1 per 1,000 births	2.6 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births
Belarus	44.8 per 1,000 births	23.1 per 1,000 births	20.6 per 1,000 births	15.2 per 1,000 births	12.8 per 1,000 births	5.6 per 1,000 births	2.9 per 1,000 births	2.3 per 1,000 births
Slovenia	–	–	–	10.4 per 1,000 births	5.4 per 1,000 births	3.2 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births	2.3 per 1,000 births
Luxembourg	37.2 per 1,000 births	22.3 per 1,000 births	13.4 per 1,000 births	8.8 per 1,000 births	4.7 per 1,000 births	2.8 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births	2.2 per 1,000 births
Estonia	35.0 per 1,000 births	22.2 per 1,000 births	21.6 per 1,000 births	17.7 per 1,000 births	11.0 per 1,000 births	4.6 per 1,000 births	2.4 per 1,000 births	2.0 per 1,000 births
San Marino	–	–	–	12.7 per 1,000 births	5.2 per 1,000 births	2.6 per 1,000 births	1.5 per 1,000 births	1.3 per 1,000 births
Countries with data	129	155	176	192	192	192	192	192